Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin

Description

Bronze statue, a new cast of the 1979 statue in Pupin's birthplace Idvor. It is unveiled at the 157th anniversary of his birth on 9 October 2015. Although Pupin never visited Bled, he was made honorary citizin in 1921 for is efforts to add the so-called Jesenice triangle, including Bled, to the Kingdom of Slovens, Croats and Serves in 1919. Since Pupin was also a rower, the statue is placed near the rowing center.

inventor and philanthropist michael pupin, serbian-american
physicist, mathematician and electical engineer
whose efforts ensured that bled remained a part of slovenian
territory after the first world war.
he was declared an honorary citizen of bled in 1921.

Translation of the first text:At the anniversary of his birth, 9 October 2015 this monument was donated by the Republic of Serbia.